Child Support: Section 3 and Section 7 Did you know that child support is two portions, Section 3 and Section 7?  If this is news to you, don’t fret! Here’s everything you need to know.   What is child support?  Child support is the money one parent pays to another to support their children financially after a separation or divorce.  What is the difference between Section 3 and Section 7 child support?  Section 3 child support, also called “base child support” or “table child support” is a monthly amount paid by one parent to the other. In a shared parenting ar ..read more

Be a Maverick in your Divorce Mediation On the surface, mediation is a forum wherein two people in disagreement meet with a professional conversation referee (aka: mediator) with the goal to reach a resolution that more or less works for both of them. Or as we like to say in mediation, “a solution they can both live with.” However, mediation is not for the faint of heart. In divorce mediation your worst fears and biggest worries collide with your spouse’s at every corner of the negotiation. You both get to the meeting unaware of what the other will ask for, how you will respond to it, and ..read more

6 Tips to Co-Parent During the Holidays Christmas time does not feel like the best time of the year when you’re separating.    A client once described sitting at the kitchen table, alone, and realizing how quiet the house was. She said that in all the time she planned for her divorce, she never pictured the silence being so loud. She missed her kids’ chatter, the busy-ness of the living room, the smells in the kitchen.   She then said, “Eventually you adapt, and create new Christmas traditions but the first couple years are the hardest.”   If you’re still ..read more

Current Alberta Economy and Divorce Are you stuck in a divorce rut? You want child support, some money from the house, or simply a final divorce, but none of those seem to be attainable any time soon? Right now, if you are successful at booking a child support hearing through the Court of King’s Bench, you can expect a Judge to look at your case ONE YEAR from now. Can you imagine what it is like for a single parent, with limited income, and limitless legal fees trying to make ends meet in this  Alberta economy? Hurts my heart.   Maybe you’re one of the “lucky ones” who saw t ..read more